Title HSC, California Health & Safety Code

(a) Any tobacco product manufacturer selling cigarettes to consumers within the state, whether directly or through a distributor, retailer or similar intermediary or intermediaries, after the date of enactment of this article shall do one of the following: (1) Become a participat…

(a) Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 104557, a tobacco product manufacturer that elects to place funds into escrow pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 104557 may make an irrevocable assignment of its interest in the funds to the benefit of the State …

(a) In order to secure and protect the moneys to be received as a result of the Master Settlement Agreement, as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 104556, in civil litigation under any legal theory involving a signatory, successor of a signatory, or an affiliate of a signatory…

(a) (1) The department may enter into agreements and contracts with any person or public or private agency, corporation, or other legal entity, including contracts to pay these entities in advance or reimburse them for alcohol and other drug services provided to individuals exper…

No person conducting, operating, or having charge or control of, any hotel, restaurant, factory, store, barber shop, office building, school, public hall, railroad train, railway station, boat, or any other public place, room, or conveyance, shall maintain or keep in or about any…

For the purpose of this article the term “common use” when applied to a towel means its use by, or for, more than one person without its being laundered between consecutive uses of the towel by methods prescribed by or acceptable to the department. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415,…

The department and all health officers of counties, cities, and health districts shall enforce this article. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Violation of any provision of this article is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding fifty dollars ($50) for each offense. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

The department shall inspect programs dispensing controlled substances described in subdivision (c) of Section 11839.2 to ensure that the programs are operating in compliance with applicable federal statutes and regulations, including the provisions of Part 8 of Title 42 of the C…

(a) The department shall adopt, and may from time to time amend or repeal, in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, such reasonable rules and regulations as may be necessary or proper to carry out th…

(a) The regulations shall prescribe the kinds of services that may be provided by clinics in each category of licensure and shall prescribe minimum standards of adequacy, safety, and sanitation of the physical plant and equipment, minimum standards for staffing with duly qualifie…

(a) A primary care clinic shall comply with the following requirements regarding health examinations and other public health protections for individuals working in a primary care clinic: (1) An employee working in a primary care clinic who has direct contact with patients shall h…

The Community Clinics Advisory Committee provided for in subdivision (b) of Section 1226 shall meet on an ad hoc basis and shall be comprised of at least 15 individuals who are employed by, or under contract to provide service to, a community clinic on a full-time basis, either d…

A primary care clinic may establish compliance with the minimum construction standards of adequacy and safety for the physical plant described in subdivision (b) of Section 1226 by submitting a written certification, as described in Section 5536.26 of the Business and Professions…

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature to establish seismic safety standards for facilities licensed as surgical clinics pursuant to this chapter, and for facilities certified for participation in the federal Medicare program as ambulatory surgical centers, which accommodate sur…

Any duly authorized officer, employee, or agent of the state department may upon presentation of proper identification, enter and inspect any building or premises at any time, with or without advance notice, to secure compliance with, or to prevent a violation of, any provision o…

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), every clinic for which a license or special permit has been issued shall be periodically inspected. The frequency of inspections shall depend upon the type and complexity of the clinic or special service to be inspected. Inspections shal…

The state department shall notify any clinic of all deficiencies in its compliance with the provisions of this chapter or the rules and regulations adopted hereunder, which are discovered or confirmed by inspection, and the clinic shall agree with the state department upon a plan…

No notification of deficiency, civil or criminal penalty, fine, sanction, or denial, suspension, or revocation of licensure, may be imposed against a primary care clinic, or any person acting on behalf of the clinic, for a violation of a regulation, as defined in Section 11342.60…

Reports on the results of each inspection shall be kept on file in the state department along with the plan of correction and clinic comments. The inspection report may include a recommendation for reinspection. All inspection reports, lists of deficiencies, and plans of correcti…

(a) All clinics shall maintain compliance with the licensing requirements. These requirements shall not, however, prohibit the use of alternate concepts, methods, procedures, techniques, space, equipment, personnel qualifications, or the conducting of pilot projects, provided the…

(a) The department may grant to a PACE program, as defined in Chapter 8.75 (commencing with Section 14591) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, exemptions from the provisions contained in this chapter in accordance with the requirements of Section 100315.…

No clinic which permits sterilization operations for contraceptive purposes to be performed therein, nor the medical staff of such clinic, shall require the individual upon whom such a sterilization operation is to be performed to meet any special nonmedical qualifications, which…

A surgical clinic may restrict use of its facilities to members of the medical staff of the surgical clinic and other physicians and surgeons approved by the medical staff to practice at the clinic. (Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1186.)

By June 30, 1995, a licensed clinic board of directors and its medical director shall establish and adopt written policies and procedures to screen patients for purposes of detecting spousal or partner abuse. The policies shall include procedures to accomplish all of the followin…

(a) The State Department of Public Health shall include in its public service campaign the promotion of mothers breast-feeding their infants. (b) The department shall develop a model eight-hour training course of hospital policies and recommendations that promote exclusive breast…

To the extent that non-United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) federal funds and private grants or donations are made available for this purpose, the State Department of Public Health shall, no later than July 1, 2008, begin expansion of the breast-feeding peer counseling …

(a) All general acute care hospitals, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 1250, and all special hospitals providing maternity care, as defined in subdivision (f) of Section 1250, shall make available a breast feeding consultant or alternatively, provide information to the mo…

(a) This section shall be known, and may be cited, as the Hospital Infant Feeding Act. (b) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Perinatal unit” means a maternity and newborn service of the hospital for the provision of care during pregnanc…

(a) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative” means the program sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) that recognizes hospitals that offer an optimal …

(a) Smoking a tobacco product shall not be permitted in patient areas of a clinic except those rooms designated for occupancy exclusively by smokers. (b) Clearly legible signs shall either: (1) State that smoking is unlawful and be conspicuously posted by, or on behalf of, the ow…

(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Medical chaperone” means a trained employee of a provider who assists or observes during the portion of a visit that includes a sensitive examination. (2) “Provider” means a clinic, as defined in Section 1200…

It is the policy of the State of California to make every effort to detect, as early as possible, sickle cell anemia, a heritable disorder that leads to physical defects. The department shall have the responsibility of designating tests and regulations to be used in executing thi…

The department may require that a test be given for sickle cell anemia pursuant to Section 125025 to any identifiable segment of the population that the department determines is susceptible to sickle cell anemia at a disproportionately higher ratio than is the balance of the popu…

The department is authorized to make grants or contracts for demonstration projects to determine the feasibility of alternate methods of testing for sickle cell anemia, to provide counseling services, to evaluate the social consequences of the identification of sickle cell trait …

In any case when the lender under a loan to a nonprofit corporation insured under this chapter shall have foreclosed and taken possession of the property under a mortgage in accordance with regulations of, and within a period to be determined by the department, or shall, with the…

In any case when a political subdivision defaults on the payment of interest or principal accrued and due on bonds or other evidences of indebtedness insured under this chapter, debentures in an amount equal to the outstanding original principal obligation and interest on the bon…

Notwithstanding any requirement contained in this chapter relating to acquisition of title and possession of the project property by the lender and its subsequent conveyance and transfer to the department, and for the purpose of avoiding unnecessary conveyance expense in connecti…

Upon receiving notice of the default of any loan insured under this chapter, the department, in its discretion and for the purpose of avoiding foreclosure under Section 129125 and notwithstanding the fact that it has previously approved a request of the lender for extensions of t…

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, after the department determines that the lender and borrower have exhausted all reasonable means of curing any default, the department within its discretion may, when it is in the best interests of the state, the borrower, and …

The department may at any time, under the terms and conditions that it may prescribe, consent to the lender’s release of the borrower from its liability under the loan or the security agreement securing the loan, or consent to the release of parts of the project property from the…

If a borrower fails to submit a required report, or upon any other default of any regulatory or contractual term or covenant, whether or not a default has been declared, the department first shall informally communicate with the borrower. If the borrower fails to submit the requi…

Debentures issued under this chapter shall be in the form and denomination, subject to the terms and conditions, and include provisions for redemption, if any, as may be prescribed by the department with the approval of the Treasurer, and may be in coupon or registered form. (Ame…

(a) (1) All debentures issued under this chapter to any lender or bondholder shall be executed in the name of the fund as obligor, shall be signed by the Treasurer, and shall be negotiable. Pursuant to Sections 129125 and 129130, all debentures shall be dated as of the date of th…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law relating to the acquisition, management or disposal of real property by the state, the department shall have power to deal with, operate, complete, lease, rent, renovate, modernize, insure, or sell for cash or credit, in its discretion, …

No lender or borrower shall have any right or interest in any property conveyed to the department or in any claim assigned to it, nor shall the department owe any duty to any lender or borrower with respect to the management or disposal of this property. (Amended by Stats. 2021, …